⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 24
- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 6:24 · LAL 76-72 MIN
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 1:59 · LAL 105-100 MIN
- Steal
Avery Bradley stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 1:14 · LAL 105-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:17 · LAL 105-100 MIN
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAL 108-103 MIN
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:14 · LAL 108-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:03 · LAL 45-45 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 9:07 · LAL 61-67 MIN
- Steal
Jaden McDaniels stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 1:17 · LAL 105-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · LAL 105-100 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 1:14 · LAL 105-100 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:14 · LAL 108-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
